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2009 Summer Program in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) - LL&C Department
Rensselaer will again be offering an HCI Summer Program. Students will be able take one or both of the introductory courses in the well-respected 4-course graduate Certificate in HCI. The Certificate, designed in cooperation with industry experts, provides those involved in HCI design with knowledge and skills to create new and better ways for people to communicate with and through computers. Courses provide an overview of HCI usability;options include courses on communication design for the world wide web, information architecture, research methods, HCI implementation, and a capstone design experience.
2009 HCI summer program flyer (224KB PDF file)
The program allows current Rensselaer students, both full-time and part-time working professionals to accelerate their progress toward the M.S. or the Certificate in HCI. New students are also encouraged to apply either just for summer courses or as a start to the HCI certificate or M.S. in HCI.
Summer 2009 courses include:
Foundations of HCI Usability: Foundations is
an on-campus course with online delivery for the final class.
Distance students are welcome to attend. Students will consider
methods of gathering users’ requirements for product functions
and information, ways to test products and information for
usability and suitability, and procedures for incorporating the
results learned through testing. Students will design and
conduct usability tests on products, documents, and interfaces
of interest.
Communication Design for the World Wide Web:
This is a distance course with online delivery for distance
students and on-campus classes for local students. Students
will examine the design and use of websites from initial
gathering of user requirements, through the design,
development, and evaluation of a site’s organizational
structure, graphics, textual content, and interactive
design.
From May 18-29, Foundations of HCI Usability will meet in nine daily sessions from 11am-2:30pm EDT. Communication Design for the WWW will meet in nine daily sessions, 5:00-8:30pm EDT.
From June 1-11, students in both classes will work at a distance on their final projects, and present online June 11.
The final presentations for the HCI summer courses has been changed from June 11 to June 18.
Software instruction is not included, so for Communication Design for the WWW knowledge of web programming is necessary, using Dreamweaver, CSS, Flash, direct HTML coding, PHP, or other method. Students choose their preferred method.
A student may take one or both courses.
Faculty include Roger Grice, well-respected leader in usability testing, and Patricia Search, internationally acclaimed multimedia designer.
This program provides an excellent introduction to those new to the field of HCI, including working professionals in HCI-related areas and teachers in HCI-related fields such as technical communication and information technology. It also allows current Rensselaer students, both on campus and at a distance, to accelerate their progress toward the M.S. or the Certificate in HCI. Credits earned in the summer HCI program may be applied toward the full M.S. in HCI or the Certificate in HCI on either a full time or part time basis during the regular academic year.
For more information about the HCI Program: Please contact Kathy Colman, Recruitment Coordinator, at colmak@rpi.edu or (518) 276-6469, or LL&C Department Web site.
To inquire about the application process or to register: Please contact Ronnie Rowe, Student Services Administrator, Academic Outreach Programs - Education for Working Professionals, at (518) 276-2347 or by e-mail at rower@rpi.edu.
